Jackson Police only cared for Tasia Fortune once cameras arrived
In the diplomatic corps, we are taught that the most dangerous thing in a room is not a threat, but a silence. Silence is where assumptions grow and credibility dies.
By Tom Beckwith ·
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Man arrested over death of Mississippi woman found hanging from a tree
The image of a Black body hanging from a tree in Mississippi is not a "case" to be solved; it is a scream from the past that refuses to be silenced.
By Sophie Naimi ·
Tasia Fortune's homicide ruling demands a review of other cases
There is a specific, shivering kind of silence that settles over a Mississippi town when a body is found hanging from a tree. It is not the silence of peace, but the silence of a long, heavy memory.
By Caroline Ashford ·